'Shipping Fan Club~

[Bombsii]

I've only seen a little of Torchwood, but Jack/Ianto is very cool. Torchwood was made for shipping because pretty much the entire cast is bisexual and they have hints (or, y'know, making-out-sessions) between more or less everyone. The BBC rocks.

Indeed they do. With the results of series 2 it killed the most prominent (and probably the best relationship of the series withOwenXTosh by horribly killing them off in Exit Wounds. You bastards.

Oh well...Theres still JackXIanto shipping so thats okay.

EDIT: BTW Good news apparently in the upcoming special (children of earth, only 2 days away for us! ;D) Theres going to be a lot of Jack & Ianto yumminess.

 

[Vladimir Putin's LJ]

Thought this'd fit in, David Tennant being confronted with the horrible reality of Doctor Who fanfiction.
'That's John Barrowman's blog though, isn't it?' hahaha

...okay so. >>

Has anyone ever thought of a pairing and been all like, "haha, that would be hilarious" and not taken it seriously but been amused by it...

...and then decided that somehow, you really like the pairing and 'ship it?

(This totally hasn't happened to me or anything, obviously.)

All the time ):

 

[Keltena]

...games I play.

Need.

More fandom.

D:

I want people to obsess over my 'shippings wiiiith. Silly tiny/nonexistent fandoms...

 

[Bombsii]

Indeed they do. With the results of series 2 it killed the most prominent (and probably the best relationship of the series withOwenXTosh by horribly killing them off in Exit Wounds. You bastards.

Oh well...Theres still JackXIanto shipping so thats okay.

EDIT: BTW Good news apparently in the upcoming special (children of earth, only 2 days away for us! ;D) Theres going to be a lot of Jack & Ianto yumminess.

Ironyyy~
Guess I'll settle for GwenXRhys since it's the only shipping that successfully survived. But Rhys is an adorable character. That makes it ok apparently.

Back on who, I thought of 9xRose. A real, honest relationship you could believe in before Rose became annoying to have around and the apparent "love interest" became irritating.=+

 

[Keltena]

Guess what?

IT'S MEME TIME. 8D

SIX PAIRINGS I LIKE:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

THREE SHIPS I'VE ABANDONED:
7.
8.
9.

THREE SHIPS I'VE NEVER LIKED:
10.
11.
12.

TWO SHIPS THAT HAVE PIQUED MY INTEREST:
13.
14.

1. Why do you dislike #11 so much?


2. Who do you know that ships #13?


3. What would be your idea scenario for couple #3?


4. What is your favorite moment for #1?


5. How long have you been following couple #6?


6. What's the story with #8? What made you stop caring?


7. Which ship do you prefer -- #2 or #4?


8. You have the power to make one ship nonexistent. Choose from #10 or #12.


9. What interests you about #14?


10. When did you stop liking #7?


11. Did your waning interest in #9 kill your interest in the series?


12. What's a song that reminds you of #5?


13. Which of these ships do you love the most right now?


14. Which do you dislike the most?


15. If you could have any of these pairings double date, who would they be?


16. Have #2 kissed yet? Elaborate if yes.


17. Did #4 have a happy ending? Do you think one is likely?


18. What would make you start shipping #14?


19. If only one could happen, which would you prefer -- #2 or #6?


20. You have the power to decide the fate of #10. What happens to them?

You know you wanna. I already did this on LiveJournal, and I thought it had to be shared.

 

[Coloursfall]

I WANNA TRY

SIX PAIRINGS I LIKE:
1. Ed x Hei - FullMetal Alchemist
2. Albox (Alfons x Al x Armour!Al) - FMA
3. Al x Winry - FMA
4. Ruby(The PC) x Wally - Pokemon RSE/Special
5. Lance x Wallace - Pokemon
6. Joey x Ryo - Yu-Gi-Oh

THREE SHIPS I'VE ABANDONED:
7. Roy x Riza - FMA (in favour of Havoc x Riza)
8. Yugi x Yami - Yu-Gi-Oh
9. Ash x Gary - Pokemon

THREE SHIPS I'VE NEVER LIKED:
10. Ed x Winry - FMA ( GAAAAAAAHGHAARG HATE)
11. Ed x Archer - FMA (My raep senses are tingling!)
12. Yami x Anzu - Yu-Gi-Oh (whyyyyy)

TWO SHIPS THAT HAVE PIQUED MY INTEREST:
13. Kimbley x Hei - FMA (...shut up)
14. Havoc x Feury - FMA

1. Why do you dislike #11 so much?
It's creepy. as hell.

2. Who do you know that ships #13?
Me and moony :9 Recently, anyway.

3. What would be your idea scenario for couple #3?
Al: Um... Winry? I want to ask you something...
Winry: oh? What? *tinkering with automail*
Al: well, um, now that I have my body back... Do you... *trails off*
Winry: ...Do I... what?
Al: Doyouwannagoooutwithme!
Winry: um, slow down a bit, Al...
Al: do you, um... wanna go.. um... out with me?
Winry: *surprise* A...Al... oh my.
Al: ;_____; I knew you wouldn't like me and you'd say no and you'd hate me forever and-
Winry: *puts finger to his lips* shhhh. I never said that. *kissy*
Al: ...! *blush*

...shut up that's cute.

4. What is your favorite moment for #1?
Hei having his little bitchfit at Ed in the movie, eee<3 it's so canon, I swear to god!

Hei: You say this world's not yours, well it is mine and I want to leave proof that I lived in it!

d'awww.

5. How long have you been following couple #6?
Since like... grade 8. so... four years, holy crap.

6. What's the story with #8? What made you stop caring?
I discovered better things in the shipping world of YGO and other stuff...

7. Which ship do you prefer -- #2 or #4?
...goddamn I have to pick? Finefine, RubyWally, for the 'D'AWWWWW' factor.

8. You have the power to make one ship nonexistent. Choose from #10 or #12.
*ZOT* Bye-bye EdWin! >:D

9. What interests you about #14?
It's so cute and adoreable and I blame moony.

10. When did you stop liking #7?
When I discovered RoyEd and HavocRiza xD;

11. Did your waning interest in #9 kill your interest in the series?
eeeeh, sortakinda.

12. What's a song that reminds you of #5?
Man, I feel Like a Woman - Shania Twain
This is moony's fault too.

13. Which of these ships do you love the most right now?
Renewed loves for EdHei make it the winrar! :D *wants to watch trhe movie again kinda

14. Which do you dislike the most?
DIE EDWIN DIE.

15. If you could have any of these pairings double date, who would they be?
EdHei and AlWin. d'awwwww.

16. Have #2 kissed yet? Elaborate if yes.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH no


17. Did #4 have a happy ending? Do you think one is likely?
I like to think so :3 at least in gameland where you can make more up.

18. What would make you start shipping #14?
hnn, I dunno. More fanarts?

19. If only one could happen, which would you prefer -- #2 or #6?
er. JoeyRyo I think <3

20. You have the power to decide the fate of #10. What happens to them?
They split up forevars and Al gets with Winry and Ed is lonesly and thinking about Hei~

...shut up.



...yeaaaaah, there is are my FMA-filled and annoying ramblememe-ness

 

[Minish]

*pops in* :D I ship a lot~ Don't often read fic though, it mostly turns into headcanon... OOH MEME MUST DO

SIX PAIRINGS I LIKE: (not in order)
1. Riku/Kairi (KH)
2. Merlin/Arthur (Merlin)
3. Cloud/Aeris (FFVII)
4. Remus/Sirius (Harry Potter)
5. Jack/Ianto (Torchwood)
6. Mello/Near (Death Note)

THREE SHIPS I'VE ABANDONED:
7. Cloud/Tifa (FFVII)
8. Remus/Sirius to some degree (Harry Potter)
9. Takeo/Kaede (Tales of the Otori)

THREE SHIPS I'VE NEVER LIKED:
10. Harry/Draco (Harry Potter)
11. Squall/Rinoa (FFVIII)
12. Vincent/Yuffie (FFVII)

TWO SHIPS THAT HAVE PIQUED MY INTEREST:
13. Arthur/Gwen (Merlin)
14. Tifa/Vincent (FFVII)

1. Why do you dislike #11 so much?
- Because I don't think it would work. A relationship between them would just... be really unsuccessful, and realism in shipping is something important to me, it has to make sense to me for me to ship it. They're too different to be able to communicate with eachother well enough... I've never been a huge fan of 'opposites attract' and this is pretty much 'polar personalities attract', so yeah...

2. Who do you know that ships #13?
- I've seen a few people who ship it, don't have any friends who do. Well... one of them might, I think she was interested in it a while back after it began to be canon.

3. What would be your idea scenario for couple #3?
- Hmm... well, I'd like to see them as some sort of duo, a double team or something. Perhaps if it had only been them in the game, him protecting her. I've written a fic like that before... just is an interesting idea.

4. What is your favorite moment for #1?
- Every bit in KH where it's so clearly canon. 'The winner gets to eat a paopu with Kairi', I liked that bit, Riku's quiet analysing of Sora's feelings for her.

5. How long have you been following couple #6?
- Hmm... I wasn't a big fan of it while I was reading it, I didn't like it then. But near the end I saw it as possible, then after reading some fic I discovered I liked it.

6. What's the story with #8? What made you stop caring?
- I've just read... TOO much fic. Now it doesn't seem good anymore. I was obsessed with it for a time, so now I can see how it wouldn't work as well. It only works at certain times...

7. Which ship do you prefer -- #2 or #4?
- Well... #2. R/S is pretty much my OTP for HP because I don't ship much for it, and I found the Marauders more interesting. But #4... I can actually see that really working, and the idea still makes me squee--of course it's never going to be actual canon, but I'm sure the BBC will include even more slashety goodness. After all, this IS the BBC we're talking about. XD

8. You have the power to make one ship nonexistent. Choose from #10 or #12.
- SO TOUGH. OMG. I would normally say Harry/Draco, but shamefully I'm starting to see it working. It works great as headcanon, but I've never read a good H/D and I can't see how it would work in normal circumstances... seems just to be one of those idiotic ships people have just because they're enemies, which annoys me. But Vincent/Yuffie probably annoys me more--putting pretty much the last two characters together for no apparent reason, other than that they don't really have anyone else? They're terrible together! It makes no sense! Granted, I've read a few good V/Y fics.

9. What interests you about #14?
- I think it would work a lot better than Cloud/Tifa or Vincent/Yuffie, which are the main alternative ships for these two characters. I can really see them going well together--they're both introverted but very kind, and I can see a warm, shy relationship for them. I think it would have been excellent were it canon. Never read any fic for it, don't want to ruin my nice headcanon plots. XD

10. When did you stop liking #7?
- I first started liking it when I played the game for the first time, and really hated Aeris. I found her so annoying. But then as I grew older I started to appreciate her character more, and though I do really like Tifa, I don't like the idea of Cloud/Tifa. They're just too introverted with eachother. Neither would really say what they feel.

11. Did your waning interest in #9 kill your interest in the series?
- Nah, they're too good books for that to happen. I'm not so fussed about this pairing, I just found it really boring after four books of it being canon, the main pairing no less. Plus I'm not so fond of Kaede after reading the last book.

12. What's a song that reminds you of #5?
- Ahaha... God. After Children of Earth there are too many. "I Will Follow You into the Dark" by Death Cab for Cutie works for a fic I wrote for it, and if it could be taken another way, and if there won't be a fourth series... before that, "Run" by Snow Patrol from Ianto's POV and "Our Farewell" for CoE. I tend to see the pairing as a little more sentimental than it actually is though, so. X3

13. Which of these ships do you love the most right now?
- Jack/Ianto. Since CoE I've really been obsessed with it, what with the onslaught of fic and music videos that've been made for it. It really makes me sad thinking of it though. :/ Argh RTD, I'm supposed to squee when I think of previous canon moments, not cry!

14. Which do you dislike the most?
- Hmm... not sure. Fonder of Harry/Draco since seeing the sixth film... not as loathing of Squall/Rinoa as I haven't played VIII for a while... Vincent/Yuffie I guess.

15. If you could have any of these pairings double date, who would they be?
- XD Hmm... Merlin/Arthur and Jack/Ianto would be interesting... veeeery interesting... well, it probably wouldn't be. But I could imagine it to be interesting. XP Actually Merlin/Arthur and Remus/Sirius would be interesting, Merlin and Remus could chat about magic while Arthur and Sirius argued~

16. Have #2 kissed yet? Elaborate if yes.
- Teehee~ No, they haven't. And they never will. Even though I swear it's made even more clear each episode. Would be hilarious if for some reason they HAD to do it...

17. Did #4 have a happy ending? Do you think one is likely?
- ...;___; Why are all my ships depressinggggg. No, they didn't have a happy ending. One died, the other got married and had a child, and THEN died.

18. What would make you start shipping #14?
- If I found a reeeeally good long fic. That was well-written, well-plotted and sensible. Maybe I should write one. XD

19. If only one could happen, which would you prefer -- #2 or #6?
- Eh. #2. Mello/Near wouldn't actually work as a relationship, it's more interesting totally unrequited. Whereas Merlin/Arthur would just be... AWESOME.

20. You have the power to decide the fate of #10. What happens to them?
- >D Well... if I was feeling really grumpy, maybe I'd make them friends or something, so it wouldn't be shipped anymore! *rolls eyes* Or maybe I'd make it happen, but in a nice, interesting, realistic way. XD

 

[surskitty]

SIX PAIRINGS I LIKE:
1. KHR -- Byakuran/Mukuro
2. KHR -- Tsuna/Mukuro + Tsuna/Chrome
3. KHR/KH crossover -- Vexen/Verde
4. KHR -- Yamamoto/Tsuna
5. KH -- Roxas/Demyx
6. KHR -- Lissuria/everyone

THREE SHIPS I'VE ABANDONED:
7. KH -- Xigbar/Demyx
8. KHR -- Tsuna/Gokudera
9. HP -- Luna/Neville

THREE SHIPS I'VE NEVER LIKED:
10. KH -- Axel/Demyx
11. KH -- Axel/Larxene asdfjkl;
12. KHR -- Gamma/Uni asdjkl;

TWO SHIPS THAT HAVE PIQUED MY INTEREST:
13. KH -- Zexion/Demyx
14. KH -- Roxas/Namine or Roxas/Xion

1. Why do you dislike #11 so much?
Most of it's from people that really, really hate the gay.

2. Who do you know that ships #13?
Shadow does, I'm pretty sure. Or did.

3. What would be your idea scenario for couple #3?
Superhero AU. Together, they fight crime. With SCIENCE!!

4. What is your favorite moment for #1?
Their friendly banter before their EPIC FIGHT SCENE was pretty awesome, though really their whole "I know that you know that I'm a spy, but do you know that I know?" thing was A+.

5. How long have you been following couple #6?
Since I read technophile's LuRyo fic.

6. What's the story with #8? What made you stop caring?
I still sort of approve of it but there's so much godawful 5927 that I don't look ever. It's not going to work until Gokudera can actually trust Tsuna not to turn him away. He's got too much baggage.

7. Which ship do you prefer -- #2 or #4?
Yamamoto/Tsuna's better for (mostly) happy endings (though Gokudera is kind of fucked, he's probably not sane enough for a relationship), but I prefer 2769+2796 overall. It doesn't work with just Tsuna/Mukuro or Tsuna/Chrome, though, and Mukuro/Chrome squicks me a little.

8. You have the power to make one ship nonexistent. Choose from #10 or #12.
12. Gross, she's like eight. Sure, she's Luce and Uni's mom reincarnated but STILL.

9. What interests you about #14?
Mainly that Roxas seems to have a bizarre fascination with girls that probably count as his siblings or clones or SOMETHING and that ... for some reason the girls are mostly okay with that.

10. When did you stop liking #7?
Didn't. Just stopped looking once I noticed that most of it has LET'S RESCUE DEMYX overtones.

11. Did your waning interest in #9 kill your interest in the series?
No I stopped caring about Harry Potter at all -- not that I ever did much in the first place -- and ships went first.

12. What's a song that reminds you of #5?
Eiffel 65 -- Brightly Shines.

13. Which of these ships do you love the most right now?
None of the above: fuck yeah mafia pile. KHR/Baccano!/LackadaisyCats/DresdenFiles crossover yes/yes/fuck-yes?

14. Which do you dislike the most?
None of the above...?

15. If you could have any of these pairings double date, who would they be?
Tsuna/Mukuro and Tsuna/Chrome could double date by default. ... although Mukuro would probably try to kill anyone who got at all in his way because I don't think he'd approve.

16. Have #2 kissed yet? Elaborate if yes.
I was about to be all like Animal Crossing guffaws but then I remembered that I put 2796 there. Chrome popped out of nowhere and kissed Tsuna on the cheek as her introduction. Tsuna, Gokudera, Ken, and Levi all pretty much had a heart attack right then.

17. Did #4 have a happy ending? Do you think one is likely?
Not unless happy endings involve the mafia and dying horribly. Closest that anyone in KHR could get, though.

18. What would make you start shipping #14?
... no clue. Axel has a tendency to get in the way like a shunned puppy.

19. If only one could happen, which would you prefer -- #2 or #6?
Lissuria/everyone's already happened. You just haven't noticed it yet.

20. You have the power to decide the fate of #10. What happens to them?
Axel runs off to moon after Roxas; Demyx tries not to lose his cue cards and die. Maybe they play Twister until Axel pranks Demyx some more.

 

[Keltena]

@FMC: your FMA pairings are alternately crazy and awesome and it's kind of an amazing combination. Especially #2. xDDD (...and I think that AlWin scenario is cute... >>)

@Cirrus: Fic can be very good; it can also be very, very bad. And it's true that it almost never matches up with headcanon. =x

@surskitty: And here I thought I was the only one who liked Roxas/Demyx~ c: And... Twister is always good, even if I kind of have no idea what you're talking about in general!

 

[surskitty]

@surskitty: And here I thought I was the only one who liked Roxas/Demyx~ c: And... Twister is always good, even if I kind of have no idea what you're talking about in general!

Roxas/Demyx is one of the things that no one pays attention to but it could totally work. :3 I can barely read any of 358/2 Days but Demyx whines to Roxas a lot about how Larxene keeps picking on him. So now there's an actual basis for it, kinda! ... also currently I'm doing a mission in which Roxas and Demyx go around fighting Aerial Masters in Agrabah. :D! Sadly it's the first mission with Demyx as an ally and I'm on Day 97....

358/2 Days can be summarized with "wacky Organization antics" though it does have an actual plot and the Riku Replica ACTUALLY GETS SOME ATTENTION AGAIN. Sort of. Well. Barely. The manga adaptation apparently has Zexion and Demyx playing Twister with Xaldin running it and Axel and Roxas watching.

I love the KH manga. It's so... terrible and appropriate.

 

[Dannichu]

Salamander, you're awesome :)

SIX PAIRINGS I LIKE:

1. Willow/Tara (Buffy)
2. Glinda/Elphaba (Wicked)
3. Ash/Scribbs (MiS)
4. Phoenix/Edgeworth (Ace Attorney)
5. Alex/Olivia (Law and Order:SVU)
6. House/Wilson (House MD)

THREE SHIPS I'VE ABANDONED:

7. Willow/Oz (Buffy)
8. Yomiko/Nancy (ROD)
9. Shinichi(Jimmy)/Ran(Rachel) (Detective Conan/Case Closed)

THREE SHIPS I'VE NEVER LIKED:
10. Willow/Kennedy (Buffy)
11. Raine/Kratos (Tales of Symphonia)
12. Buffy/Spike (Buffy)

TWO SHIPS THAT HAVE PIQUED MY INTEREST:
13. Buffy/Tara (Buffy)
14. Ginny/Luna (Harry Potter)

1. Why do you dislike #11 so much?

About 80% of Raine-centric fanfiction pairs her with Kratos and I just don't get why. Having played the game through a bazillion times, I can't for the life of me see anything that would indicate they'd make a good couple, and the sheer volume of stuff written about them both confuses and irritates me.

2. Who do you know that ships #13?

Nobody personally, and while I've read a couple of fics about the two of them, way more people ship Willow/Tara/Buffy as an OT3 than just Buffy and Tara together.

3. What would be your idea scenario for couple #3?

Um, I dunno. They work really well as a super-subtexty couple, so I think maybe the actual getting-together is something best left to the (really great) fanfiction authors.

4. What is your favorite moment for #1?

GUH. Too many to mention, but either the end of Family, the "extra flamey" scene in New Moon Rising, the stargazing in Listening to Fear, nearly everything in Who Are You? and the "lesbian, gay-type lovers!" bit in Checkpoint. They are a couple MADE of adorable, funny and touching moments.

5. How long have you been following couple #6?

Near the end of the first season of House, I guess. Which I watched, I think, two summers ago.

6. What's the story with #8? What made you stop caring?

I liked them as a couple, but the ending of the OVA irritated me. Lots. And then the ROD TV series made me ship Yomiko with Nenene quite a bit, so I didnt' ship it as much as I used to.

7. Which ship do you prefer -- #2 or #4?

Oooh, I think I'll go for Glinda and Elphaba, just because they were my OTP for such a long time. Depending on who writes them, they're either incredibly sweet or very, very sad.

8. You have the power to make one ship nonexistent. Choose from #10 or #12.

10 a million times over. Everything about it is wrong, wrong wrong. The worst part is that I'd actually really like Kennedy if they hadn't paired her with Willow- and far, far to soon, at that.

9. What interests you about #14?

Mostly how popular it is without having any canonical backing whatsoever.

10. When did you stop liking #7?

This one's easy - the exact moment about two-thirds of the way through the episode Hush, when that blonde girl from the Wicca group grabbed Willow's hand and they magically moved the drinks machine in front of the door. Hee.

11. Did your waning interest in #9 kill your interest in the series?

No, not at all. I just stopped seeing their relationship as romantic and instead as a really sweet platonic friendship.

12. What's a song that reminds you of #5?

Pretty much anything by Barenaked Ladies, but that's mostly because I used to read A/O fanfiction with my BNL playlist playing rather than any kind of connecting lyrics.

13. Which of these ships do you love the most right now?

Willow and Tara all the way.

14. Which do you dislike the most?

Kennedy and Willow. See my answer to #8.

15. If you could have any of these pairings double date, who would they be?

I'm thinking Edgey and Nick with Alex and Olivia. They could talk about law-related things all night!

16. Have #2 kissed yet? Elaborate if yes.

Actually, yes. I think the actual quote is "She put her face against Glinda's and kissed her". Sure, it's in the context of her leaving her pretty much forever, but still.

17. Did #4 have a happy ending? Do you think one is likely?

They didn't get and ending, period. Which, I think, is one of the reasons people resent AJ so much.

18. What would make you start shipping #14?

More canon support, I guess, which isn't really likely to happen.

19. If only one could happen, which would you prefer -- #2 or #6?

I'm gonna go with Glinda and Elphie because it'd be really great if they got a happy ending (rather than the angst-fest they actually get), and while I love House and Wilson to bits, I don't think the show would be the same if they actually got together.

20. You have the power to decide the fate of #10. What happens to them?

Kennedy goes off somewhere. Unharmed, but miles away from Willow. The Power That Be realize they were stupid, insensitive morons for doing what they did and Willow is happily reuinited with Tara and they live happily ever after. The end. :D

Christ, that was fun. Shame it was with fandoms hardly anyone's familliar with, but still. Thanks if you're reading! :3

 

[Keltena]

...I'm not sure exactly why I'm awesome, but hey, not turning down a compliment like that~ x3

Raine/Kratos is just kind of... what. It goes in my 'bizarre, inexplicable ToS pairings' list (yes I have multiple lists of ToS pairings shut up >>) along with things like Genis/Regal and Raine/Yuan. It's like people 'ship them simply because they'll like you more for the same dialogue choices most of the time.

Galinda/Elphaba is just... haha. Angsty, but I'm not sure I'll ever read the part where Elphaba kisses her without laughing because... whoa. It's... canon. Huh. (okaynotreallybutyeah)

And now I'm annoyed that I'm only in the middle of Season 3 of BtVS. And... currently, every canon pairing has at least temporarily been sunk. Hm. But Tara sounds fairly awesome, so oh well.

(You know, I realized after doing this meme and then looking back and thinking, "wait, there are other 'ships I like/dislike more than the ones I put" how frequently my love for particular pairings fluctuates. I need a life.)

 

[Keltena]

​

...by which I mean, "Why do some people prefer to only 'ship certain genders?" Because I've seen tons of people who "only do het" or "aren't interested in yuri" or "just like yaoi"... I dun get it. =| So what I'm asking is, what difference does it make? I mean, I'm assuming that people 'ship characters because their personalities and quirks and stories work well together, so... how does gender become such a deciding factor?

 

[surskitty]

I have no idea, but I've noticed a tendency for my genderbend AUs to turn almost everything I vaguely ship het.

Presumably most people only want to ship things they find hot?

 

[Dannichu]

Aaaaah you're still watching BtVS I need to use spoiler tags and stuff ><
I don't want to ruin stuff for youuuuu~
(how're you enjoying it, by the way? Feel free to rant about it at length in a PM or whatever XD)
Tara is awesome. Some people think she's a bit boring, but she's my absolute favourite character on the show (and the fact that I adore the actress that plays her beyond all reason certainly helps).

I'll happily 'ship m/m, f/f or m/f pairings (and a couple of threesomes/moresomes, but those tend to either be smutfests or angstfests and I'm not really a fan of either), but I tend to actively 'ship (by which I mean seek out fanfiction/fan discussions/etc) way more f/f pairings. This is probably because a) I can relate to them more, b) if there's a sex scene, I'm much less likely to be freaked out by it and c) in my experience, the fanworks tend to be better-written.

 

[Minish]

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...by which I mean, "Why do some people prefer to only 'ship certain genders?" Because I've seen tons of people who "only do het" or "aren't interested in yuri" or "just like yaoi"... I dun get it. =| So what I'm asking is, what difference does it make? I mean, I'm assuming that people 'ship characters because their personalities and quirks and stories work well together, so... how does gender become such a deciding factor?

Because... well, they might be straight, gay or whatever and only see relationships in the gender they themselves are attracted to? It makes sense. Most of the ships I start liking tend to not to be het for that reason. I doubt a massive homophobe is going to start shipping yaoi-style just because the characters' personalities would go well together, either.

...yeah, I actually don't even know if I've posted in here or not. =P Oh wait, I did that meme...

 

[Dannichu]

Missed this earlier:

I'm sure the BBC will include even more slashety goodness. After all, this IS the BBC we're talking about. XD

Oh my GOD, yes. I've spent so much time watching US TV that when my sister and best friend made me watch a bunch of UK shows it really hit me how great and liberal the BBC and other UK-based broadcasters are.

I've been watching Skins season 3 with my sis recently and while it's incredibly unrealistic, it's still a much better representation of teenage life than anything I've seen in the US; the frequency and explicitness of sex, language and drugs makes stuff like The O.C. look like something off Cbeebies. I use Skins as an example because it's not really nessesary to hope two characters will eventually get together; at one point or another, everyone (regardless of gender) sleeps with pretty much everyone else XD

(Plus, nearly all my favourite gay TV shows and movies come from the UK: Sugar Rush, the adaptations of Sarah Water's books, Bad Girls, Imagine Me & You, Mistresses; it's just generally so much more tastefully done, while in the US gay relationships on TV are normally handled badly, fall into the Pit of Cliches or are just ridiculous (dear god, The L Word).)

 

[Keltena]

Hm... oh, I get it. That probably explains what was confusing me so much about yaoi fangirls... xD;

BtVS is <33333. Willow is the best and Spike, Oz, and Cordelia are great (for some reason I can't help but think S/C would be awesome - "Yeah, you're a vampire. Seen that one before."). I especially love vampire!Willow ("Bored now..."), and her magic is the most kickass thing in existence, and Angel would be a much better character if he would just do the responsible thing and break up with Buffy already, and uh. This probably is not the best place to discuss come to think of it. >>

Anyway, hm, I think I understand certain 'shippers better now. n_n (Not including myself -- usually I'm a reasonable 'shipper, but I've somehow managed to pair up nearly everyone in Tales of Symphonia o.o)

 

[Dannichu]

Aah, VampWillow; one of my absolute favourite characters despite only appearing in two episodes <333
...I feel so wrong for totally shipping Willow and vampWillow; it's like the worst kind of incest... but it's canon! Nobody writes it, though ):

That episode's one of my absolute, all-time favourites. There's absolutely nothing about it that isn't brilliant in every way and it has so many excellent Willowlines ("And I'm eating this banana! Lunch time be damned!"/"That's me; reliable dog-geyser-type-person."/"...you mean you want us to breed?"/"...bored now."/"Is there something on my neck?" "Not yet."/"Who died?" [pause] "Oh God, who died?!"/"Did you try looking under the sofa in Hell?!"/"You mean we have to snuggle?"/"You guys didn't happen to do a whole bunch of drugs now, didja?"/"Hands! Hands!"/"Well, could a human do this?" [screams] "...I think humans can do that, yeah."/[looks down corset top]"Oh gosh; look at those!" ... and, of course, the immortal "That's me as a vampire? I'm so evil and skanky... and I think I'm kinda gay.") ... the fact I can quote that many lines without looking it up leads me to think I've perhaps seen it too many times.

Sadly, I don't think Cordy and Spike get much in the way of canon (or fanon, thinking about it) support. I think Cordy and Angel do, though~ I really like Spike so much in the early seasons (I think he and Dru are awesome XD) but wish so much that he'd just go away in the later ones )<
I was never overly fond of Angel. I didn't dislike the guy, I just never seem to really care for Buffy's significant others.

Hehe, my best friend and I once got really bored and came up with 'ship names for just about every ToS pairing; I can't remember them all, but Genis/Regal was Chefshipping, Kratos/Regal was Guiltshipping and Kratos/Dirk was LloydHasTwoDaddiesshipping :D

 

[Keltena]

...you're good at quoting. I don't think I could remember that many exact lines... that only happens to me when I lose a million times on one video game boss and have to see the cutscene before it a million times. (*coughTOWEROFSALVATIONcough*)

Oh, phew, I'm not the only one who would love to see Willow/Willow? They're so adorable with each other... okay, maybe 'adorable' isn't really the word... uh...

ANYWAY. I'm sad to hear that Spike gets less totally awesome (he's absolutely my favorite after Willow at the moment), but I'll enjoy it while it lasts. ("My god, he's going to kill her." [pauses, shrugs, walks off]) And oh god, Cordy/Angel used to be my crack pairing back when she was constantly flirting and hanging off him... xD

I'm not the only one who's thought of crackshipping Kratos and Regal! n__n They should be drinking buddies.

Spoiler: Tales of Symphonia

"My girlfriend turned into a monster and I killed her. *sob*" "...oh. You too, huh?"

Interesting challenge with the 'shipping names; only one I've ever heard is Chosenshipping (...guess).

But yeah, it was a disturbing realization that I could probably fill out that whole pairing meme with only ToS 'ships... ^^;